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Stars: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.
John Green is one of my favorite YA authors because he knows how to create realistic characters in realistic situations. The Fault in Our Stars was no different. Hazel and Augustus were characters that were going through a hard time in their lives and I felt that they handled it like someone in their situation would. They enjoyed life and they didn't totally let their medical issues define them. At the end of the day, they wanted to be normal teenagers and really, they were.
I'm definitely outside the age range that you'd normally class as a YA reader (I'm in my (cough) thirties), but this does look like a great book, so it's on my To Buy list.
ReplyDeleteNice review.
I honestly believe that there shouldn't be an age limit on books (within reason!!!) so go for it! Read whatever you like :) You shouldn't have to pass up awesome books because of your age.
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